Prerequisites

Prerequisite skills and knowledge

You must have a working knowledge of the following software and hardware:

• IBM Bluemix
• Node-RED
• Motion sensors such as the SensorTag
• Raspberry Pi 3

If you’re new to Node-RED and IBM Bluemix, complete the course Node-RED: basics to bots.

Prerequisites software and hardware

You need the following software and hardware:

• IBM Bluemix account
• Texas Instruments SensorTag
• Android or iOS (Apple) smartphone or tablet
• Raspberry Pi 3
• PLAYBULB Candle

You need a running instance of a Node-RED application with the Watson Speech to Text service connected. If you completed the “Node-RED: basics to bots,” you should already have this application.